THE tragic death of a 22-year-old British backpacker during a tag-along tour on Fraser Island last year has led to a range of sweeping changes in an effort to improve safety for visitors.

Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef Steven Miles said there had been a review of the safety of tag-along tours after the death of Jade Fox, who was killed when the four-wheel drive she was in as part of a tag-along tour of the island rolled.

"This was a tragic accident that we hope will never happen again," Dr Miles said.

The scene of a fatal four-wheel drive rollover on Fraser Island.

Dr Miles said new legislation would mean all drivers in tag-along tour vehicles had to be aged 21 or over, drivers would have to pass a safety assessment before getting behind the wheel and tour guides would undergo a performance review with their employer at least four times a year.

Jade's heartbroken mother and father, Chris and Melanie, started a petition fighting for changes in the way tag-along tours were managed after her death last October.

Jade's father, Chris, had the grim task of coming to Australia to take his daughter's body home.